The number of companies created in Morocco reached 93,272 companies during the year 2022, according to the Moroccan Office of Industrial and Commercial Property (OMPIC).
These companies are divided into legal persons with 63,219 units and natural persons (30,053), according to the general dashboard of OMPIC. This scoreboard shows a domination of the Trade sector with a share of 36.32%, followed by building and public works (BTP) and real estate activities (17.65%), miscellaneous services (17.64% ), transport (8.7%), industries (7.27%), hotels and restaurants (6.46%), the information and communication technology sector (2.61%), the agriculture and fishing (2.26%) and financial activities (1.09%).
By legal form, the companies created are 61.8% single-shareholder limited liability companies (SARL-AU), 37.8% SARLs, 0.3% public limited companies (SA) and 0.1% general partnerships (SNC). By region, Casablanca-Settat monopolizes 25,995 creations, ahead of Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima (13,519), Rabat-Salé-Kénitra (12,138), Marrakech-Safi (9,246) and Fès-Meknes (6,969), Souss-Massa ( 6,285), Oriental (5,514), Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra (4,478), Béni Mellal-Khénifra (3,337), Drâa-Tafilalet (2,479), Dakhla-Oued Eddahab (2,331) and Guelmim-Oued Noun (981), let OMPIC know.